Category Archives: writing

Writing Ebb and Tide

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Ever hear the phrase “feast or famine?” It seems like my entire life has been based on this concept. You’re poor and struggling, then you get a little pocket change and are struggling. Your creative juices run wild and free, … Continue reading →

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I Am So Proud: My Very First Rejection Letter

Posted by Joanne Huspek

You may have wondered where I have been for the last three or four weeks. Picture someone constantly checking email for response to my full manuscript being sent out. Counting the minutes, then the days and the weeks with bated … Continue reading →

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A Newbie’s Rules for Writing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This week I’m participating in the Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America boot camp. Day Two was all about the Rules for Writing. We know what all the Rules are, such as no ‘ly’ words (or other adverbs or adjectives), … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, the Writers Conference, and Other News

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I returned from San Francisco on Monday, taking the red eye. It saves me $75, but it’s a terrible way to fly, especially if you are old and decrepit like I am and can’t sleep sitting up. Note to those … Continue reading →

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Birth of a Query Letter, With Explanations

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Well, I finally took the plunge. This morning I sent out my first bona fide query letter to a real-life literary agent, in NOO Yawk City, no less. Why, you ask, would it take me so long? Well, despite the … Continue reading →

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Giddy with Excitement

Posted by Joanne Huspek

because I placed honorable mention in the recent Query Tracker contest. I spent all day yesterday ya-hooing, smiling, emailing people I know to gloat, posting the above link on my Facebook page, and smiling some more. Now it’s time to … Continue reading →

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What’s Worse? Too Much? or Too Little?

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Stored in my computer are five works in progress in various stages of dress. (I will call them ‘works in progress’ until one of them is printed.) Some need to be dressed up, while one in particular needs to shed … Continue reading →

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